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Newsletter and Internal information 6/2025
13 Jun 2025, 8:38
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RECETOX Newsletter 6/2025
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Change in Business Travel Documentation Requirements
Based on the new Methodological Sheet 2/2025 EO RMU and in line with MU's strategic objective, a scan or photograph of an original document can now also be considered a valid electronic document.
It is essential that the attached scan within the Inet travel form is clearly legible.
The original document must be retained until is approved by the financial control after trip, so that it can be presented to the Economic Department in case of any uncertainties.
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Travel order - three financing options
Dear colleagues,
please note that purchases under travel orders can be made independently - all expected costs just need to be indicated in the travel order (i.e. conference fee, poster, air tickets, accommodation). A financial advance of up to 100% will be credited to your account within 2 working days after the approval of the travel order.
If you prefer travel costs order through the Purchasing Department, please contact us after the travel order has been approved to create and approve the purchase order. Without an approved travel order, we cannot order anything for you.
Please place your travel order in advance so everything can be arranged (at least 14 days in advance). The purchases options which can be used in travel order are shown in the attached diagram.
Thank you.
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Media Communication: Workshop for Researchers
Do you communicate your research with the public or media and would like to improve in this challenging discipline, or gain more confidence in your presentations?
RECETOX Center has the opportunity to organize a media communication workshop in collaboration with experts and analysts from the Climate Facts project, intended for all researchers and academic staff interested in communication. If you are among them and are considering participation, let us know via email at sabina.vojtechova@recetox.muni.cz.
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RECETOX PhD Conference
On 28–29 May 2025, the traditional Ph.D. Conference took place at RECETOX, this year combined with state doctoral exams of 7 students. As part of the event, the best presented posters were awarded:
This year, the “Best Poster Award” went to:
- Daria Sapunova – Bisphenol Exposure in the Czech Population Before and After Legislative Changes
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Natálie Mlčůchová – Streptococcus to Prevotella Ratio in Inflammatory Changed Esophageal Tissues: a Metagenomic Observational Study
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Martin Sitte – Functional Characterisation of the Luminous Apparatus of the Sea Pen Pennatula Phosphorea
We sincerely congratulate the winners for their outstanding efforts and look forward to the next edition of the Ph.D. Conference!
You can view all this year’s posters HERE.
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Dear colleagues,
The end of the semester is approaching and it's time to take a break and celebrate our accomplishments! We would like to invite you to the Semester End Party.
Prepare for a great atmosphere filled with drinks, games and laughter! This is an opportunity to share stories and make new connections with your colleagues!
When? 17 June, 15:00
Where? Outdoor patio D29 (near 116 and 117 offices)
Please, bring your own snacks and food.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Physio Workshop on Compensatory Exercises
Join us for a Physio Workshop on Compensatory Exercises led by physiotherapist Mgr. Pavlína Bazalová from FSpS.
Date&Time: 17th June, 9:00 AM (usual RCX Tuesday seminar time)
Open to all, including RECETOX staff – you're warmly welcome!"
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Substances known by the abbreviation PFAS are a large group of widely used, industrially produced chemicals that accumulate in the human body and the environment. They are almost non-degradable by natural processes, which is why they are often called 'eternal chemicals.' The Committee on Regional Development, Public Administration, and the Environment of the Senate of the Czech Republic organized a seminar on the issue.
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Comprehensive characterization of human exposome - a first step to translate its potential into medicine and public health practice - demands a coordinated international effort involving governments, organizations, scientists, funders, the technology sector and the public. The Exposome Moonshot Forum held in the Bloomberg Centre in Wahington, D.C. in May 12-15, 2025 aimed to gather these diverse stakeholders to collaboratively translate the exposome from concept to utility.
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As the polar regions are becoming more accessible and polar tourism rises, so does cruise ship traffic—and with it, wastewater discharges into some of Earth’s most fragile ecosystems. A new study conducted by RECETOX center in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Water Research analyzed treated wastewater from three expedition cruise ships and found over 160 chemical compounds.
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High temperatures are a significant risk factor for human health. In 2022 and 2023 alone, they were responsible for more than 109,000 deaths in Europe, and this number is expected to rise significantly in the coming years. The trend of rising temperatures will also have a significant impact on the workload of emergency medical services, according to a study involving researchers from RECETOX centre.
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Half-way milestone in the project implementation was achieved on 27 May 2025 with a successfully completed Inventory validation meeting held in the Rooms Hotel in Tbilisi, Georgia. The meeting was supported by the GEF project 10785 (Global Review and Update of the National Implementation Plans under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants) and organized in collaboration with the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) and the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre hosted at RECETOX.
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The RECETOX Centre has been operating at the science-to-policy interface at the national, European and global levels for two decades. As the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre (SCRC) for capacity building and technology transfer it supports the implementation of the global conventions protecting human health from the chemical risks and presents its activities at the Conferences of Parties of these conventions at the regular basis.
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„The Earth Talks“ was a motto of the 2025 Global Forum of the Group of Earth Observations (GEO) held on May 5-9 in the Auditorium della Tecnica in Rome. GEO brought together all elements of our society – from ministers and global leaders to citizens – to harness Earth Intelligence to empower informed and ambitious actions to ensure food security, restore ecosystems, prevent disasters, and confront the triple planetary crisis, transforming the Sustainable Development Goals into an achievable reality.
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“Up to 90% of disease risks are linked to our environment – and these environmental risk factors are largely preventable but they remain largely unmeasured and underregulated” said Martine Vrijheid, ATHLETE research project coordinator and head of ISGlobal’s Environment and Health over the Lifecourse programme, at a science briefing at the European Parliament on 13 May 2025.
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Brno hosted the Research Data Day 2025 & EOSC National Tripartite Event. On May 21–22, 2025, Brno hosted the international conference Research Data Day & EOSC National Tripartite Event, bringing together leading figures of European research, data science experts, representatives of research infrastructures, and science policy makers. One of the keynote speakers on research infrastructures was director of RECETOX Jana Klánová.
Read the article HERE.
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The NIH announced the launch of the Global Exposome Forum, marking the first discovery-driven, international initiative dedicated to understanding how environmental exposures and lifestyle factors influence human health (Exposome Moonshot Forum, Washington Declaration). As part of this global effort, the European Infrastructure project EIRENE were acknowledged as one of the keys partners.
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As part of the RECETOX doctoral conference held on May 28 and 29, there was a presentation of posters by doctoral students. The best posters received the "Best Poster Award". This year, the posters were newly evaluated within a single category, which included students from all years. The conference also included state exams, which all seven students successfully passed.
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Open calls
The Work Programme and calls for Horizon Europe 2025 have been published
The European Commission published the Horizon Europe work programmes on 14 May 2025. These documents include:
On the European Funding and Tenders Portal, the Horizon Europe calls for 2025 have also been published as of 15 May 2025: EU Funding & Tenders Portal – Calls for proposals.
Overview of the work programme topics for Cluster 1 - Health - Single-stage calls
Overview of the work programme topics for Cluster 1 - Health - Two-stage calls
Overview of the work programme topics for Mission Cancer – Single-stage calls
Overview of the work programme topics for Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment in 2025
If you plan to apply or are interested in further information, contact Šárka Palátová as soon as possible.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA): Postdoctoral Fellowships with the deadline for submission of proposals on 10 September 2025; Staff Exchanges with the deadline for submission of proposals on 8 October 2025; Doctoral Networks with the deadline for submission of proposals on 25 November 2025. If you plan to apply or are interested in further information, contact Veronika Jálová as soon as possible.
European Research Council (ERC) - Advanced Grants with the deadline on 28 August 2025. For further information contact Veronika Jálová.
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Postdoctoral Fellowships with applications accepted throughout the year (next cut-off date on 11 July 2025). For further funding opportunities see EMBO Fellowships, grants and career support.
GACR LA (GA CR as a partner organisation)
- Ongoing calls for Bilateral grant projects with the following partner agencies: FWF (Austria), DFG (Germany). More information available HERE.
TACR
- 2. VS Prostředí pro život 2 (2. Call Environment for life 2) - the call is open only for the sub-programme 1 (PP1): Innovation and operational research in the public interest with clearly defined priority research objectives (Annex 1 of Tender documentation). More information available HERE. Deadline: 23.7.2025
- Program SIGMA DC 4 - The programme focuses on supporting international cooperation in the field of applied research through joint projects of Czech entities supported by TA CR and foreign partners supported by foreign organisations.
More information available HERE. Deadline: 9. 7. 2025
MEYS
- Call for joint Czech-German projects MOBILITY - More information available HERE. Deadline: 16. 6. 2025
- INTER-EXCELLENCE II, INTER-ACTION (LUAUS26) - call for bilateral projects (CZ – USA). More information available HERE. Deadline: 9. 7. 2025, RMU deadline: 7. 7. 2025
- THE EIG CONCERT JAPAN joint call forproposals: “Oceans: ClimateChangeMitigation and Adaptation”. More information available HERE. Deadline: 22. 7. 2025
AZV – European Partnerships
- EP PerMed (Personalised Medicine): Currently open for participation in the Widening process aimed at supporting countries with lower participation in ERA initiatives. Czech applicants will have their national budget covered by AZV. More information available HERE. Deadline: 17. 6. 2025
- EP PerMed – Networking Call: Supports networking activities such as workshops or hybrid/in-person meetings up to €30,000. (Only one event per application can be funded.) Main PI and one partner must be involved in an ongoing or past EP PerMed call; the third partner can be part of any (inter)national personalised medicine project. More information available HERE. Deadline: 29. 9. 2025
If you are interested in submitting a project proposal, please contact Pavlína Dočkalová.
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Planned calls
Tentative schedule of European Research Council (ERC) calls 2026:
Starting Grants – opening on 9 July 2025, submission deadline on 14 October 2025
Synergy Grants – opening on 10 July 2025, submission deadline on 5 November 2025
Consolidator Grants – opening on 25 September 2025, submission deadline on 13 January 2026
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Other news
Two EC-funded Projects Successfully Completed on 31 May 2025
We are pleased to announce the successful completion of two EC-funded projects partnered by our institution: PAPILLONS and EOSC4Cancer.
PAPILLONS (H2020, Plastic in Agricultural Production: Impacts, Life-cycles and LONg-term Sustainability), principal investigator prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D.
Over four years, the project explored the environmental and socioeconomic sustainability of agricultural plastics (APs), focusing on the release and impact of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in European soils. The project delivered the first European digital atlas of AP use and waste, advanced understanding of MNP behaviour in soil, and developed cutting-edge methods for their detection. PAPILLONS brought together experts and stakeholders to support sustainable farming and policy innovation.
EOSC4Cancer (HEU, A European-wide foundation to accelerate Data-driven Cancer Research), principal investigator prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
The project contributed to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) by making high-quality cancer research data – including genomic, imaging, clinical, environmental and socioeconomic data – accessible across borders via a federated infrastructure. The project laid the foundation for future cancer mission efforts by supporting secure data sharing, developing community-driven analysis tools, and fostering collaboration among research institutes, hospitals and supercomputing centres in 14 European countries.
We thank all team members for their great work and dedication throughout the projects!
Upcoming DISCERN Annual Meeting in Brno
The Annual Meeting of the Horizon Europe project DISCERN will take place on 4–5 June 2025 at Masaryk University. The programme will begin with a workshop on colorectal cancer and continue with project discussions involving representatives from partner institutions.
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Training and other grant-related events
TACR:
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Below you will find selected publications:
- Kumari, P., Lungu-Mitea, S., Novák, J., & Hilscherová, K. (2025). Advancing in vitro assessment of iodide uptake inhibition: integrating a novel biotransformation pretreatment step. Archives of Toxicology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-025-04034-y EARLY ACCESS
- Marques, S. M., Borko, S., Vavra, O., Dvorsky, J., Kohout, P., Kabourek, P., Hejtmanek, L., Damborsky, J., & Bednar, D. (2025). Caver Web 2.0: analysis of tunnels and ligand transport in dynamic ensembles of proteins. Nucleic Acids Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf399 EARLY ACCESS
- Čarnogurská, M., Vasylieva, V. S., Macháčková, T., Boudná, M., Pifková, L., Orlíčková, J., Ivkovic, T. C., Slabý, O., Bencsiková, B., Popovici, V., & Budinská, E. (2025). Search for Mutations Connected With Non-Response to Anti-EGFR Therapy in mCRC in the Morphologically Defined Regions of Primary Tumours. Cancer Medicine, 14(9). https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70910
- Tourinho, P. S., Hochmanová, Z., Kukučka, P., Jegede, O., Silva, V., Aparicio, V., & Hofman, J. (2025). Effects of realistic pesticide mixtures on the springtail Folsomia candida. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 44(5), 1347–1356. https://doi.org/10.1093/etojnl/vgaf057
- Lammel, G., Nillius, B., Helleis, F., Šmejkalová, A. H., Kukučka, P., Martiník, J., Přibylová, P., Prokeš, R., Shahpoury, P., Štěpánek, D., & Vinkler, J. (2025). Field validation of a novel passive air sampler and monitoring of semivolatile organic pollutants in the remote marine and continental boundary layer. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 16(5), 102460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2025.102460
- Medeiros, W., Kralova, S., Oliveira, V., Ziemert, N., & Sehnal, L. (2025). Antarctic bacterial natural products: from genomic insights to drug discovery. Natural Product Reports. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NP00045E EARLY ACCESS
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We welcome new colleagues to the center and wish them a lot of work success!
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- 21st RECETOX Summer School and PARC Training 2025 - 9-13 June, RECETOX
- Physio Workshop on Compensatory exercises- 17 June, 9:00, room E34/207 or online
- Semester End Party - 17 June, 15:00, outdoor patio D29, registration HERE
- Workshop pro učitele přírodovědných předmětů - 17 June, 8:30-13, RCX1 (D29/252)
- EIRENE Management Board Meeting -30 June-1 July, Novotného lávka 5, Prague 1
- Mendel festival - 19 July, 10 - 18, Bohunice Campus
- Festival of Science - 5-7 September, 9:00-18:00, Brno Exhibition Center, pavilion A1
- Researchers` Night - 26 September, 17:00-23:00, Bohunice campus
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